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Washington Hunt (1811-1867) —
of Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Windham, Greene
County, N.Y., August 5,
1811.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 34th District, 1843-49; New York
state comptroller, 1849-50; Governor of
New York, 1851-53; defeated, 1852; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1864.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
2, 1867 (age 55 years, 181
days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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Burt Van Horn (1823-1896) —
of Newfane, Niagara
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1823.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly, 1858-60 (Niagara County 1st District 1858,
Niagara County 2nd District 1859-60); U.S.
Representative from New York, 1861-63, 1865-69 (31st District
1861-63, 29th District 1865-69); U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for the 28th New York District, 1879.
Died in 1896
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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Richard Crowley (1836-1908) —
of Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Pendleton, Niagara
County, N.Y., December
14, 1836.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate 29th District, 1866-69; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1875-79; U.S.
Representative from New York 31st District, 1879-83.
Died in Olcott Beach, Niagara
County, N.Y., July 22,
1908 (age 71 years, 221
days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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Thomas Thorn Flagler (1811-1897) —
also known as Thomas T. Flagler —
of Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess
County, N.Y., October
12, 1811.
Member of New York
state assembly, 1842-43, 1860 (Niagara County 1842-43, Niagara
County 1st District 1860); U.S.
Representative from New York 31st District, 1853-57.
Died in Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y., September
6, 1897 (age 85 years, 329
days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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Peter Buell Porter (1773-1844) —
of Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., August 4,
1773.
Son of Joshua Porter and Abigail Buell.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1801-02, 1828; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1809-13, 1815-16 (15th District
1809-13, 21st District 1815-16); general in the U.S. Army during the
War of 1812; fought a duel
with Gen. Alexander Smyth; secretary of
state of New York, 1815-16; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1817; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1828-29.
Died in Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y., March 20,
1844 (age 70 years, 229
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Augustus Seymour Porter (1798-1872) —
also known as Augustus S. Porter —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., January
18, 1798.
Mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1838; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1839-45.
Died in Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y., September
18, 1872 (age 74 years, 244
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925) —
also known as Peter A. Porter —
of Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y., October
10, 1853.
Son of Col. Peter A. Porter (killed in Civil War battle).
Republican. Banker; newspaper
editor; village
president of Niagara Falls, New York, 1878; member of New York
state assembly, 1886-87; U.S.
Representative from New York 34th District, 1907-09.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., December
15, 1925 (age 72 years, 66
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Robert Henry Gittins (1869-1957) —
also known as Robert H. Gittins —
of Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y.; Sloatsburg, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., December
14, 1869.
Democrat. Coal,
grain, and
lumber
dealer; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 47th District, 1911-12; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from New York 40th District, 1913-15; newspaper
publisher; postmaster.
Died, in Tuxedo Memorial Hospital,
Tuxedo, Orange
County, N.Y., December
25, 1957 (age 88 years, 11
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Oakwood Cemetery.
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